Upcoming events:

happening now,during the 19th session of HR-Council

26th Geneva Course (GTP-GSC):

25 February – 23 March 2012

‘Training Course on the Human Rights Council, on international human rights law and humanitarian law, international procedures and diplomacy'. more info

Experts Seminar (GTP-GSS):

on Enforced disappearances

March 2012

information available soon.

Geneva Seminars (GSS-UPR): on-demand during UPR Sessions

21 May - 1 June 2012

UPR 13th session, countries under review: Bahrain, Ecuador, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, Finland, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Philippines, Algeria, Poland, Netherlands, South Africa.

Geneva Course GSC-27 during HRC 20th session

27th Geneva Course (GTP-GSC):

18 June – 6 July 2012

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Experts Seminars (GTP-GSS):

on International Criminal Law and the UN System

June 2012

information available soon.

Experts Seminars (GTP-GSS):

on International Humanitarian Law

September 2012

information available soon.

Geneva Course GSC-28 during HRC 20th session

28th Geneva Course (GTP-GSC):

8 – 28 September 2012

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Geneva Seminars (GSS-UPR): on-demand Courses during UPR Sessions

22 October - 2 November 2012

UPR 14th session, countries under review: Czech Republic, Argentina, Gabon, Ghana, Peru, Guatemala, Benin, South Korea, Switzerland, Pakistan, Zambia, Japan, Ukraine, Sri Lanka.

Experts Seminars (GTP-GSS):

on Minorities

December 2012

information available soon.
 

Latest Events:

GTP-INP Nepal, novembre 2011,

'Realisation of human rights in the country – strengthening national empowerment to facilitate the implementation of human rights at national level’

It is essential for GHR to realize a sustained training activity in the regions, to provide the local, national and regional movement with the basic knowledge on human rights standards and mechanisms and on the international realities.

Training Programme on: 'Women empowerment'

GHR has launched a new global training programme for women's training in empowerment.

GHR new programme is aiming at promoting gender equality, in particular in the field of poverty reduction, political participation, economic empowerment and ending violence against women.

GTP-ICT Russia:Training and implementation programme;

From 11th to 19th of June, GHR organized in Voronezh, Russia, 2 training courses for the human rights defenders.

The aims of the course are to strengthen the human rights organisations, to contribute to train a new generation of HRD in Russia and finally to teach possibles strategies on national or regional level.

GTP-ICT Tunisia: Training and Implementation Programme;

From the 14 to 20 May 2011, GHR President visited partners in Tunisia to prepare a comprehensive human rights training programme for this country. He met with the main human rights NGOs, four Ministries, the Commission of Inquiry, as well as international institutions.

TRAINING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 2011:

three 3-weeks Geneva Courses on the occasion of the ordinary sessions of the HR-Council (in March, June and September);

four Expert Seminars, in March (on the HR-Council), June (on International Humanitarian Law), September (on Transitional Justice) and November (on Minorities);

two Courses and three Seminars during the sessions of the UPR Working group;

several lectures and briefings;

seven In-Country Courses (GTP-ICT) and briefings.
 
 

Human Rights Policy Studies - HPS

Geneva for Human Rights - Global Training

The Department HPS constitutes the hard core of GHR activities. It is an indispensable support to our training programs.

It monitors international human rights negotiations and covers all U.N. human rights meetings; it analyses the main trends and developments and quickly inform our trainers and our main partners in the field. The Department convenes regular brainstorming sessions between experts, diplomats and NGOs, in particular on GHR fields of expertise. It also prepares the documentation kits for the participants in GHR Courses.

HPS is a multidisciplinary and multicultural team with academics funded by research and partners organisations, non-paid interns and volunteers. In GHR, HPS is in charge of the working relations with universities and specialized institutes. The coordinator of this programme is Maria Teresa Tiendra Rivera, Spain.

 

PSS 'Policy Study Sessions'

As a training centre, GHR has to promote analysis and reflection. It therefore regularly convenes lectures and brainstorming with groups of diplomats, scholars, civil servants and defenders.

The past sessions:

  • March 2010, brainstorming session on the occasion of GHR General Assembly on the new trends in multilateral negotiations and its implications for the decision-making process in the HR-Council;
  • in September 2010 GHR convened an Expert Seminar on international humanitarian law and the UN human rights bodies ;
  • in June 2011 an Expert Seminar, entitled ‘Implementation of the international humanitarian law : learning from the experiences of UN Human Rights Bodies’ took place;
  • on 21 Sept 2011, GHR decided to convene a seminar on 'Transitional justice and the perspective of the victims' during the 18th Human Rights Council.

 

UNM 'United Nations Monitoring'

Under this programme, HPS attends all the ordinary and special sessions of the Human Rights Council and of its mechanisms. It also monitors all the meetings of the Treaty Bodies taking place in Geneva. The programme prepares analytical summaries of the sessions as well as special documentation at the request of coalitions and networks in the regions.


IFP 'Interns & Fellowship Program'

HPS has permanently a multidisciplinary and international team. We are therefore recruiting interns and welcome applications from students and graduates in international relations, international law, human rights, political science and economics, who are motivated in the promotion and protection of human rights and social justice, preferably post-graduate students in law, human rights and international relations.

Interns contribute mainly to the United Nations Monitoring (UNM) the HPS team, monitor U.N. human rights sessions, draft analytical summaries of the debates and the main reports submitted, and manage the documentation of these meetings. This work is crucial for the quality of GHR training.